Office of Research Development

  • RD-Administered
  • Independent Applications
  • Overseas Opportunities
  • Internal Research Bursaries

  • Honours
  • Masters
  • Doctoral
  • Post-Doctoral

DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding

DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding is intended to support honours, master’s and doctoral candidates to pursue full-time studies at South African public universities, in all areas of Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, including Indigenous Knowledge Systems, focusing on research aligned with one of the National Priority Research Areas.

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

SARAO offers postgraduate bursaries, grants & fellowships to students who are interested to join research teams at the cutting edge of technology. (These scholarships are administered by the Office of Research Development and will be advertised via MEMO).

Nelson Mandela University Postgraduate Research Scholarship

For full-time study at Nelson Mandela University in any discipline

Abe Bailey Travel Bursary

The focus of the Abe Bailey Bursary is leadership development and the trustees wish the bursaries to be awarded to students who are academically strong and have shown exceptional qualities of leadership and service, with a good track record - not only on a campus level but also in a wider social context.

Mandela Part-time Scholarship

The Nelson Mandela University Part-time Scholarship is aimed at funding students enrolled for masters and doctoral studies which are only offered part-time.

Sport Science Scholarship

Students who are studying research Masters programmes in Soccer or Sport Science.

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

SARAO offers postgraduate bursaries, grants & fellowships to students who are interested to join research teams at the cutting edge of technology. (These scholarships are administered by the Office of Research Development and will be advertised via MEMO).

DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding

DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding is intended to support honours, master’s and doctoral candidates to pursue full-time studies at South African public universities, in all areas of Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, including Indigenous Knowledge Systems, focusing on research aligned with one of the National Priority Research Areas.

Nelson Mandela University Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Any field of study at Nelson Mandela University

Joshua Fullard Research Scholarship

Awarded to a student in the Health Sciences faculty for a full-time research Masters.

Dormehl-Cunningham Scholarship

For studies in the Sciences, Engineering and Education (also includes the following disciplines: Pharmacy, Psychology, Social Work, Human Movement Science and Biokinetics and Dietetics)

Abe Bailey Travel Bursary

The focus of the Abe Bailey Bursary is leadership development and the trustees wish the bursaries to be awarded to students who are academically strong and have shown exceptional qualities of leadership and service, with a good track record - not only on a campus level but also in a wider social context.

Abe Bailey Travel Bursary

The focus of the Abe Bailey Bursary is leadership development and the trustees wish the bursaries to be awarded to students who are academically strong and have shown exceptional qualities of leadership and service, with a good track record - not only on a campus level but also in a wider social context.

Mandela Part-time Scholarship

The Nelson Mandela University Part-time Scholarship is aimed at funding students enrolled for masters and doctoral studies which are only offered part-time.

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

SARAO offers postgraduate bursaries, grants & fellowships to students who are interested to join research teams at the cutting edge of technology. (These scholarships are administered by the Office of Research Development and will be advertised via MEMO).

NIHSS/SAHUDA Doctoral Scholarship

For full-time doctoral students in the Humanities and Social Sciences

DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding

DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding is intended to support honours, master’s and doctoral candidates to pursue full-time studies at South African public universities, in all areas of Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, including Indigenous Knowledge Systems, focusing on research aligned with one of the National Priority Research Areas.

Nelson Mandela University Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Any field of study at Nelson Mandela University

Dormehl-Cunningham Scholarship

For studies in the Sciences, Engineering and Education (also includes the following disciplines: Pharmacy, Psychology, Social Work, Human Movement Science and Biokinetics and Dietetics)

Abe Bailey Travel Bursary

The focus of the Abe Bailey Bursary is leadership development and the trustees wish the bursaries to be awarded to students who are academically strong and have shown exceptional qualities of leadership and service, with a good track record - not only on a campus level but also in a wider social context.

NRF-SARAO Postdoctoral Fellowships

South African Radio Observatory Postdoctoral Fellowships

DSI NRF Postdoctoral fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships are aimed at providing a comprehensive training, development, and mentorship programme for the establishment of an independent researcher involved in engaged research. DSI and NRF supports postdoctoral fellowships to promote research and research capacity development in all knowledge fields.